Once upon a time, basements were just a space in which to do laundry, store things and harbour monsters, if you were young (or perhaps not so young). Then they started being fixed up and became rumpus rooms and TV rooms and Dad’s workshop. Maybe they had cold corners for wine storage.
Nowadays, basements hardly deserve to be called basements; they’re just another level for gracious living. This home’s 1,200-square-foot basement boasts a media room with a wood-burning fireplace, a space with a pool table that can be handily converted for table tennis, a wine cellar and bar, an office, a workshop for cabinetmaking and a bathroom with a steam shower. It’s almost enough to make anyone a troglodyte, but that would be a mistake, because the rest of the 4,200-square-foot house has so much to offer…
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PHOTOGRAPHY: DREW HADLEY / STYLING: JEAN MONET
